19th November 2014. John Powell: The
Metropolitan Railway.
John gave us a nostalgic trip back in time
reminding us of many locations that are now out
of reach by Rail.
The Metropolitan railway started operations 150
years ago with a line from Paddington to
Farringdon and people soon realised that Letters
and parcels would reach their destination in a
much shorter space of time than by the regular
postal service. Postage stamps were issued to
railway stations and customers were charged at
the usual postal rate, The stamps were cancelled
by pencil or pen with a bold cross. 66,000 were
issued and although not valuable are relatively
scarce, Two printers were involved in their
production, Waterlow and Blacklock, which
resulted in many variations in a single stamp
issue and Johns extensive collection covered the
whole spectrum.
24th September 2014
A visit to the Henley on Thames Philatelic
Society with lunch and a stroll by the Thames
A walk by the river
A gold box for the British Rowing Team at Henley
Our Secretary displaying at the Henley
Philatelic Society.
June 18th: Gerald Marriner, The German
Occupation of the Channel Islands
Gerald Showed items from his collection to
cover this fascinating subject in the history of
W.W.II. The channel Islands were the only part
of the U.K. to be occupied by the Germans and
because of their location became more of a
hindrance than a help to the German Forces.
Gerald showed the problems encountered with the
printing of stamps, the strict rules governing
the mail in and out of the Islands and the
hardship encountered by both the enemy, the
migrants brought in to work for the Germans, and
the Occupants of the islands. Overcrowding
became a big problem when they were eventually
cut off from both Britain and Europe with food
supplies and fuel becoming very scarce.
Gerald's display proved a very in depth study
into the life on the Islands during the
occupation with many scarce items on view.
May 28th
Members enjoy a lunch and a chat at our annual
society Dinner.
10th May 2014
Three members of the society travelled to
Cambridge for the annual Mid-Anglian convention
of stamp clubs. Leighton Buzzard scored well
enough in the competition to win the Thematic
class, come second in the one country and third
for Postal History, Pictured here are Margaret
Harris and Richard page after receiving their
awards.
Out of the 20 societies within the federation
Leighton Buzzard came second to Kings Lynn.
16th March 2014 - Visit from Pinner
Roger Borman from the Pinner Philatelic Society
came to Leighton/Linslade on what will be an
exchange visit. Roger is a specialist in the
Postcards of Donald McGill who issued vast
amounts of what was to become known as Sea-side
postcards. They reflected the humour of their
day and lasted for many years with copies and
reproductions still to be found at popular
seaside resorts. In total 9 to 10 thousand
different cards were issued and a vast amount
were on display this evening.
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